Anthropology
Major/Minor
Anthropologists study human origins, physical characteristics, culture, traditions, social and political organizations, and languages. Anthropology is considered a social science, sharing this designation with economics, sociology, psychology, history, and political science. Anthropology combines elements of these disciplines in an attempt to understand humanity's whole way of life. The goal of the undergraduate program is to prepare students for graduate study.
- The specific program of study for each anthropology major is determined by the student and his or her advisor. Students have the option of focusing on one of three areas: cultural anthropology, archaeology, or physical anthropology.
- Students have a wide variety of choices in elective courses to complete the major. Offerings include archeology, primitive religion, linguistics, study of human skeleton and fossils, and courses that study specific cultures.
| Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
·Comp I&II
·Mathematics
·Foreign Language I, II, III
·History Course
·Psychology
·Choose three: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics |
Sophomore
·Intro to Cultural & Social Anthropology
·Intro to Physical Anthropology
·Anthropology of Sex & Gender
·Language IV, V
·Sociology
·Comparative Studies
·Non-Western World Course |
Junior
·Applied Anthropology: An Introduction
·Archaeological Field Techniques
·Research Methods I, II, III
·Physical Elective
·Cultural Electives
·Related Requirements
·General Electives
·Economics
·Political Science |
Senior
·Development of Ethnological Thought
·Political Anthropology
·Historical Anthropology
·Cultural Elective
·Related Requirements
·Electives
·Human Expression Course |
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